James tayloe



J. TAYLOR.

MACHINE FOR FLUTING HAIR, MOSS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES FOR UPHOL'ST-ERING.

- No. 248,811. Patented Oct. 25,1881.

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

Mrs STATES Erica.

Farnn'r JAMES TAYLOR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR FLUTING HAIR, MOSS, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES FOR UPHOLSTERING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,811, dated October 25, 1881.

Application filed August 3, 1881.

.To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES TAYLOR, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Fluting Hair, Moss, and other Substances for Upholstering, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same, taken through the line mm, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents the material as it enters the machine. Fig. 4 represents the material as it leaves the machine.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the fluting of hair, moss, and other substances for upholstering.

The invention consists in a mechanism for corrugatin g upholstering materials, containing the following elements: a fluted revolving hot cylinder and an endless chain of small rollers adapted to fit into the flutings of the hot cylinder and hold and press the material within the flutings during the passage of the material through themachine; also, in the combination, with the frame and the steam-heated fluted cylinder, of the endless chain of small rollers and their carrying-rollers, whereby the material is fluted and dried; also, in the combination, with the frame, the steam-heated fluted cylinder, and the endless chain of small rollers, of the feed-apron and its carrying-rollers and the feed-roller, whereby the material can be fed to the fluting mechanism; also, in the combination, with the frame, the fluted cylinder, and the endless chain of small rollers, of the brushes, whereby the said cylinder and rollers will be kept clean; also, in fibrous upholstering material, crimped or fluted transversely of its-length, as a new article of manufacture; and, also, in the method of fluting or crimping hair, moss, and other fibrous material for upholstering which consists in feeding the fibrous material into contact with a hot fluted cylinder, pressing it into the flutes of the said cylinder, and keeping it in contact therewith till dry, as will he hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents the frame of the machine.

(ModeL) and its journals are made hollow, and the said journals are connected with steam-pipes, so that the said cylinder can be kept heated. In theface of the cylinder Bare formed semi-oylin drical grooves or flutes O, as shown in Fig.2, into which fit small cylinders or rollers D. The series of small cylinders or rollers I) are connected by and journaled to endless chains E, and pass around rollers F,journaled to the frame A, in such positions that the said cylinders or rollers D will be in contact with a third (more or less) of the surface of the said cylinder.

G H are cylinders with brushes secured radially on their surfaces, which are journaled to the frame A in such positions as to bear against the cylinder B and the small rollers D and brush off any dirt or pieces of the material that may adhere to the said cylinder and rollers.

I is an endless apron, which passes around rollers J, pivoted to the forward part of the frame A, the inner roller, J, being placed near the cylinder B. Above the inner roller, J, 'is placed a feed-roller, K, which is journaled to the frame A.

Power to drive the machine can be applied to a journal of the cylinder B by a belt and pulleys or other suitable gearing.

To one journal of the cylinder B is attached a double pulley, L, around which pass two belts, M N. The belt M also passes around a pulley, 0, attached to thejournal of the inner feed-apron roller, J. The belt N also passes around a pulley, P, attached to a journal of the brush G, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the said feed-apron and brush can be driven from the cylinder B. To the other journal of the cylinder B is attached the double pulley Q, around which pass two belts, R S. The belt R is crossed and passes around a pulley, T, attached to ajournal of the feed-roller K. The belt S is crossed and passes around a pulley, U, attached to a journal of the upper brush, H, as shown in Fig. l and in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the feed-roller K and brush H can be driven in the proper direction from the cylinder B.

In using the machine the material V to be operated upon is dampened to make it flexible, and is spread upon the feed-apron I with its fibers longitudinal with the said apron. As the machine is operated the materialV passes in between the feed-apron I and the feed-roller K, and is carried up and over the grooved or fluted cylinder B, and is pressed into the grooves or flutes of the said cylinder B by the endless chain of small rollers D. As the material V passes over the cylinder B, and while pressed into the grooves or flutes of the said cylinder, it is dried by the heat of the cylinder, so that it will retain its fluted form, and will be elastic and fitted for upholstering purposes.

I am aware that it is not new to crimp, curl, or flute hair and similar materials by contact with hot rollers, and I therefore do not claim that broadly; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A machine for fluting or corrugating hair, moss, and other fiber for upholstering purposes, consisting of the frame A, the heated fluted cylinder B, the endless belt of small rollers D, adapted to fit into the grooves or corrugations of cylinder B, the carrying-rollers 1* F F, the brushes G H, rollers J J, apron l, and roller K, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a machine for fluting or corrugating hair, moss, &c., the combination, with the endless belt of small rollers D, of the heated cylinder B, having longitudinal grooves on its surface, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In combination with the heated fluted cylinder B and the endless belt of small rollers D, the rollers F 1* F, operating to apply the rollers D to about one'third of the surface of the cylinder B at the same time, whereby the fiber is fluted or corrugated and dried at one operation, substantially as herein shown and described.

JAMES TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, G. SEDGWIOK. 

